Detroit vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	77	47
😀 Quality of life	87	64
🏙️ Population	639K	1.26M

The cost of living in Detroit is 53% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1839th and 4430th ($2070 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 9th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 319th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Zapopan

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	Detroit	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$6434

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994